[Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with kids

[Dick Carlson]

I say do both projects.
If you do the first project first, the second one will seem like a piece of 
cake!
I dare ya, Tom.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with kids


> Okay Tom,
>
> How about this?
>
> Buy frozen bread dough. Let it thaw. It will rise so put it on a pan in 
> the oven. Keep the oven turned off.
>
> Now shape your bread dough into bagel or other shapes. You will have to 
> put some margerine or shortening of some kind on your hands to keep the 
> dough from sticking.
>
> Drop each item into a pan of boiling water.  Use a slotted spoon  to take 
> the dough out when it rises to the top.
>
> Place your creations on a lightly greased cookie sheet.  Bake at three 
> fifty for, I think, fifteen minutes or so. It depends on your thickness. 
> You want them golden brown.  They will feel crusty.
>
> You just made homemade bagels or you can call them soft pretzels.
>
> This is a big test. But once completed you have what every seventeen year 
> old guy I know likes. FOOD!!!At 09:42 PM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>>Wow.  I've not done this before.  I missed out a lot as a kid, huh?
>>Is this somewhat messy, or is it pretty contained?
>>Not sure about my hands in bread and glue but another part of me thinks it 
>>could be fun?
>>Tom
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer" 
>><gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:44 PM
>>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with kids
>>
>>
>>>The weather has cooled down here and it is time to get busy and do 
>>>something totally different.
>>>
>>>Bread Clay
>>>
>>>Here is a clay to make .  You can use cookie cutters or make beads.
>>>
>>>6 slices of day old white bread with crusts cut off
>>>3 tablespoons white glue
>>>2 tablespoons water
>>>
>>>Tear bread into small pieces and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the 
>>>glue and water.  kneed the dough to make a pie crust texture.  You can 
>>>add a bit of food coloring to the water or paint designs after drying.
>>>This dough can be cut into shapes with cookie cutters and placed on 
>>>screen or drying rack until dry.  If using the items as jewerly or 
>>>hanging decorations, poke a hole before drying.
>>>
>>>
>>>Stilts
>>>
>>>Here is a fun way to show your child life from new heights..
>>>
>>>materials
>>>
>>>two tin cans, I like number ten cans or large restraunt sized condenced 
>>>soup cans.
>>>
>>>a tool like a punch or can opener that makes a hole
>>>
>>>rope or strong cord
>>>
>>>Wash and dry cans.  It might be good to run masking tape along the edges 
>>>if not using a safe opener. The large opening will be the bottom of the 
>>>stilts.
>>>
>>>Punch two holes across from each other in the bottoms of the cans.
>>>
>>>Run rope, cording or even strong twine through the holes making a loop 
>>>that will comfortablely reach the childs waiste.
>>>
>>>Children can stand on the bottoms of the cans and hold the rope and try 
>>>walking.
>>>
>>>Oh, how different things look from just a few inches above the ground. 
>>>How does it feel to walk making sure your feet stay on the cans?
>>>
>>>Making sewing cards
>>>
>>>Using a paper punch make holes  around the edge of old greeting cards, 
>>>pictures glued to card stock or cut from cardboard boxes.
>>>
>>>Use a blunt end needle with yarn doubled and tied.  Children can sew an 
>>>overcast stitch,, or in and out the holes or even sew two items next to 
>>>each other.
>>>
>>>Soon these same children will be knitting your cozy slippers and mending 
>>>a hem.
>>>
>>>Enjoy each of the few days left before school starts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Henrietta
>>>~I wish you enough~
>>>
>>>
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> Henrietta
> ~I wish you enough~
>
>
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